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Video Mods
Title screen
Created byTony Shiff
Directed byKris Renkewitz
Frank Drucker
Benjamin Porcari
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes6 (41 music videos)
Production
Executive producersAlex Coletti
Tony Shiff
ProducersParrish Gust
Greg Lontkowski
EditorsTerry Schwartz
Ron Douglas
John Laskas
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesBig Bear Entertainment
IBC Entertainment
Original release
NetworkMTV2
ReleaseSeptember 18, 2004 (2004-09-18) –
July 22, 2005 (2005-07-22)

Video Mods is an animated television series that aired on MTV2 which made music videos for existing songs featuring video game characters and assets. It was created by Tony Shiff of Big Bear Entertainment in 2003. A pilot aired in December 2003, having been underwritten by Electronic Arts. It was a form of branded entertainment, as the pilot featured characters from their games SSX 3, The Sims 2 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

In 2004, MTV2 Head of Programming Alex Coletti commissioned four new episodes which aired that fall. The pilot and all 2004 episodes were produced and directed by Shiff, with Animation Director Kris Renkewitz. In 2005, additional episodes were animated by IBC Digital and Elektrashock.

MTV never cleared the music rights for any purposes beyond their television airings, and for several years, a majority of the episodes have become lost media. In 2022, all of the episodes were unofficially available to view on YouTube, as well as various other sites.

Music videos

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Game(s)Band/ArtistSong
NBA Street V3Beastie Boys"Oh Word?"
Medal of Honor: European AssaultYellowcard"Only One"
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!Blink-182"All the Small Things"
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the SithFranz Ferdinand"Take Me Out"
Death Jr.My Chemical Romance"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
Two and a Half Men 2Britney Spears"Do Somethin'"
Destroy All Humans!Sum 41"Pieces"
DarkwatchGood Charlotte"Predictable"
Dungeon LordsHoobastank"The Reason"
Fight Night Round 2Ying Yang Twins"What's Happenin!"
Fight ClubLil Jon & the East Side Boyz"Get Low"
Half-Life 2Breaking Benjamin"So Cold"
The Sims 2Fountains of Wayne"Stacy's Mom"
BloodRayne 2Evanescence"Everybody's Fool"
Outlaw Golf 2The Darkness"I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum LaudeBlack Eyed Peas"Shut Up"
BloodRayne 2, Jade Empire, Tribes: Vengeance, and Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum LaudeThe Vines"Ride (The Vines song)"
Tribes: VengeanceThe Von Bondies"C'mon C'mon (The Von Bondies song)"
Dawn and DuskEvanescence"Bring Me to Life"
Lineage IIThe Killers"Mr. Brightside"
Need for Speed: Most WantedT.I."Do Ya Thing"
BloodRayne 2, Jade Empire, Tribes: Vengeance, and Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum LaudeNew Found Glory"All Downhill from Here"
Star Wars: Battlefront IIFoo Fighters"DOA"
SSX 3Missy Elliott feat. Ludacris"Gossip Folks"
SSX 3, The Sims 2, Tribes: Vengeance, and The Urbz: Sims in the CityBlack Eyed Peas"Let's Get It Started"
Jade EmpireChristina Milian"Dip It Low"
JuicedJimmy Eat World"Pain"
Silent Hill 4: The RoomTaking Back Sunday"This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know)"
Indigo ProphecyQueens of the Stone Age"Little Sister"
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2, Karaoke Revolution PartyCiara featuring Missy Elliott"1, 2 Step"
SSX 3, The Sims 2, Unreal Tournament 2003, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, Sonic Heroes, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, Crash Bandicoot, SpongeBob SquarePants, Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, and othersVG Unity"Stand and Choose"
SWAT 4The Used"Take It Away"
X-Men Legends II: Rise of ApocalypseUnwritten Law"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"
Sid Meier's Pirates!The All-American Rejects"Dirty Little Secret"
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under PressureJane's Addiction"Mountain Song"
L.A. RushTwista"Hit the Floor"
EverQuest IIAvenged Sevenfold"Bat Country"
The Sims 2: NightlifeWeezer"Beverly Hills"
Need for Speed: Most WantedPSC"Do Your Thang"
Guitar HeroSum 41"Fat Lip"
True Crime: New York CityFat Joe"Get It Poppin'"
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    Video Mods
    Title screen
    Created byTony Shiff
    Directed byKris Renkewitz
    Frank Drucker
    Benjamin Porcari
    Country of originUnited States
    Original languageEnglish
    No. of seasons2
    No. of episodes6 (41 music videos)
    Production
    Executive producersAlex Coletti
    Tony Shiff
    ProducersParrish Gust
    Greg Lontkowski
    EditorsTerry Schwartz
    Ron Douglas
    John Laskas
    Running time30 minutes
    Production companiesBig Bear Entertainment
    IBC Entertainment
    Original release
    NetworkMTV2
    ReleaseSeptember 18, 2004 (2004-09-18) –
    July 22, 2005 (2005-07-22)

    Video Mods is an animated television series that aired on MTV2 which made music videos for existing songs featuring video game characters and assets. It was created by Tony Shiff of Big Bear Entertainment in 2003. A pilot aired in December 2003, having been underwritten by Electronic Arts. It was a form of branded entertainment, as the pilot featured characters from their games SSX 3, The Sims 2 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

    In 2004, MTV2 Head of Programming Alex Coletti commissioned four new episodes which aired that fall. The pilot and all 2004 episodes were produced and directed by Shiff, with Animation Director Kris Renkewitz. In 2005, additional episodes were animated by IBC Digital and Elektrashock.

    MTV never cleared the music rights for any purposes beyond their television airings, and for several years, a majority of the episodes have become lost media. In 2022, all of the episodes were unofficially available to view on YouTube, as well as various other sites.

    Music videos

    Game(s)Band/ArtistSong
    NBA Street V3Beastie Boys"Oh Word?"
    Medal of Honor: European AssaultYellowcard"Only One"
    SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!Blink-182"All the Small Things"
    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the SithFranz Ferdinand"Take Me Out"
    Death Jr.My Chemical Romance"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
    Two and a Half Men 2Britney Spears"Do Somethin'"
    Destroy All Humans!Sum 41"Pieces"
    DarkwatchGood Charlotte"Predictable"
    Dungeon LordsHoobastank"The Reason"
    Fight Night Round 2Ying Yang Twins"What's Happenin!"
    Fight ClubLil Jon & the East Side Boyz"Get Low"
    Half-Life 2Breaking Benjamin"So Cold"
    The Sims 2Fountains of Wayne"Stacy's Mom"
    BloodRayne 2Evanescence"Everybody's Fool"
    Outlaw Golf 2The Darkness"I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
    Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum LaudeBlack Eyed Peas"Shut Up"
    BloodRayne 2, Jade Empire, Tribes: Vengeance, and Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum LaudeThe Vines"Ride (The Vines song)"
    Tribes: VengeanceThe Von Bondies"C'mon C'mon (The Von Bondies song)"
    Dawn and DuskEvanescence"Bring Me to Life"
    Lineage IIThe Killers"Mr. Brightside"
    Need for Speed: Most WantedT.I."Do Ya Thing"
    BloodRayne 2, Jade Empire, Tribes: Vengeance, and Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum LaudeNew Found Glory"All Downhill from Here"
    Star Wars: Battlefront IIFoo Fighters"DOA"
    SSX 3Missy Elliott feat. Ludacris"Gossip Folks"
    SSX 3, The Sims 2, Tribes: Vengeance, and The Urbz: Sims in the CityBlack Eyed Peas"Let's Get It Started"
    Jade EmpireChristina Milian"Dip It Low"
    JuicedJimmy Eat World"Pain"
    Silent Hill 4: The RoomTaking Back Sunday"This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know)"
    Indigo ProphecyQueens of the Stone Age"Little Sister"
    Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2, Karaoke Revolution PartyCiara featuring Missy Elliott"1, 2 Step"
    SSX 3, The Sims 2, Unreal Tournament 2003, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, Sonic Heroes, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, Crash Bandicoot, SpongeBob SquarePants, Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, and othersVG Unity"Stand and Choose"
    SWAT 4The Used"Take It Away"
    X-Men Legends II: Rise of ApocalypseUnwritten Law"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"
    Sid Meier's Pirates!The All-American Rejects"Dirty Little Secret"
    Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under PressureJane's Addiction"Mountain Song"
    L.A. RushTwista"Hit the Floor"
    EverQuest IIAvenged Sevenfold"Bat Country"
    The Sims 2: NightlifeWeezer"Beverly Hills"
    Need for Speed: Most WantedPSC"Do Your Thang"
    Guitar HeroSum 41"Fat Lip"
    True Crime: New York CityFat Joe"Get It Poppin'"


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